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Adopting A Kitten For The Family? by Larry Pang
Most people have owned cats all their lives, with childhood memories of various cats and their character, and they usually feel that home is not complete without a resident furry 'frfiend'. To some others, owning a cat can be a pleasure discovered much later in life. It is quite well known that we do not really 'adopt' a cat, but are 'adopted' by them, as have been demonstrated so many times in my own family and as well as neigbours of ours when they ended up having a couple of strays wondering into their lives, and subsequently becoming part of their families.
Mention that you have a cat, and most people will envisage a non-pedigree type. As a matter of fact, only about 10-15 percent of 'adopted' cats as pets are pedigree animals. In general, though there are many people who can easily name a wide variety of dog breeds, they remain quite unaware of the extensive range of cat breeds that are available. There are perhaps several reasons for this. The first being that cats a very personal pets, they are not taken out for walks, or for trips in cars like dogs usually are, so we may not see very many breeds unless we come across them whilst visiting friends or relatives who happen to have cats in their households. Then some cat breeds have only recently been discovered or developed. Even when we come across new breeds, we may not notice the more subtle differences between them, as most are roughly the same size and have the same general shape and look. In this, cats are also quite different from their canine cousins, which vary from being smaller than cats to the size of small ponies.Another reason why we may not be so well aware of cat breeds is the way we sometimes acquire our kittens, many of which are given us by friends/relatives whose 'mummy' cats have 'accidentally' given birth to 1 litter too many; through magazines and newspapers advertising 'free' kittens; or from animal shelters. These are perhaps the more common methods in which we acquire our kittens.
When you do decide to have a kitten, it is a great deal of fun to have 2, instead of 1, and you will see much more of their feline behavioural repertoire as they play. Kittens enact the whole gamut of body language in their daily frolics, and this provides a wonderful opportunity to see just how much they can contort their agile bodies, or erect their fur on various parts of their bodies in their play fights. It does mean that kittens do often shoot around the house, and sometimes up the curtains together, and this is so pleasureable to watch, but they will also soon grow out of this phase when they become bigger and heavier.
Having 2 kittens keep them busy, and of course, its companionship for themselves when you are not home. Obtaining 2 kittens form the same litter makes life fairly simple, but, if you would like to own one of the pedigree breeds yet cannot afford twice the cost, you can consider getting a non-pedigree cat to go with it.
So enjoy their 'youth'.
The writer has 7 cats in his household, all of whom were rescued from the street, some of whom whose eyes were not even open at the time. Through nurturing and taking care of them from kittenhood, the writer has learned a lot in cat care from reading resources on cats, and having interviewed several veterianians in cat care and health issues related to cats.
About the Author
The writer is the owner of the site: http://www.catsandsuch.com
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